The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1887-07-09
THE COSTERM0NGER.
ONE OF THE MOST UNcIVlLIzEo
DeNlzENs or LONDON.

To the street and Dnrroi7 Born-The
State The Regulator of the Coster's
Famny-stowed Away at Nisht-Inves-
tigatirR.
/ find the present generation Of London
costers, as Il rule, to the manner or, per-
haps l Should say, TO the street and bar.
row bosyi II is rarely man thus born,
and who has carried n "shallow" IA Hat
basket, or showed barrow from boy
hood, ever gets out Of the business. He |
may rise into II green grocer, coal shed, |
fried>fish shop, or even bacon ana
butter establishments by dint of great in
dustry, but this is dizzy eninence which |
few costers attain, and of which the ma
jority do not dream. He is indeed fortu.
nate if, after a busy life Of almost cease
less toll, he can gaze upon rs his own a
faithful diminutive ass, Il barrow, few
baskets, and such other necessary imple-
ments Of trade, together with sufficient
ready cash to make his daily purchases.
If to this be added the furniture for one
or twp rooms in back court or alley, and
e Stsday suit for himself and "best
dressA for the "old gal, we have, from
the Andpnint of costermonger, pic
ture, III thoroughly well-to-do man, If
not w opulence itself.
ie s.a'ia.l0o s.s
hiilei VI W..
ootal"pie' ou 400 an s.''siIu .i,,'' ot
.ilntle ol ooiuuo nu..i.s ~ m, peioM Ia'li ne
.haH aosNe w ii, .t. 20 ~ eostei ~ ~
sons enJoyeu Vle n.1nuy a. NJ n-e
Si..'ic iuiiiis, ~ mo ia ~
Ile nus lo cil''rlliS loL l.,li ~ hu,l'u -
IN 'le s.reets a,iu me :"
l.le eorii u slh siioP' y io,is Ieioio -
slse II, une ny PUSHES 10
VI stis t,,2 w ~ NJ,
on 10 iil,Iaet, anu - Ig'las ~ pioN " 'al
gums III nsn' Nessoe''piIe' ll',''s' LUIS vi
anything else tliaI eon i pe SOU mS''il' .,.,.
anu tueii tile opJeoU = ~ seii' ~ 'lis
WORK ne presses mo scrS ice Ais we oE
lelhale coiilpl'iioll, pl ti'c HaJorlt9 VI
cIsers waiNe liie illurliuee geItiilolly, "hd
ui1lne cl,i'.I.n MY .iiv S''t W o''''u nv W
slors u'h s.1teh iIoh MN ny
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aiilly - W pAontIo ~ mem vi w
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isnseu S,l"i'T ~, y, 'o i''iriiiS, ui'''i ioit
a.uei e'u' N, ny - ny eNe"lnS 'ne"i' ~
[Elcellul llic aWal!,rs the noili"u % Lon
r.; a ; thVusuilo iiilles U, StreeIs' ne ant
4 ms WE iiste taheh thclr preau anu penny
WoI.i " lr'e', ll9ii hoe rom VIC lisil siiCl
y thc .oP vi 1ne court, anu washed
-roM1l VIZ " pm VI n Ihlee penny ~ el'
heishporlle pup ny El'iiuleh nav
ri isPpeu up tneF ii'c"is "a une sunni hltii
n Lsri llhe 'ilg,h iosts, as lucy n'ulche !,
d along Anu II tilv nlgh' uoeS Ilou Gnu II
Elh ullnNl''I' lu''ule' Ie''uS una perh"p
: III ploWs, What are tIe Closing scenes
b me Whoie lalilily tucke'l away III som
y we ee'ar OF rooii ~ Wlit' Is SHOWN d
: Hos'cI illstiIO'' ne pt'ioM, ouNeIt
r WIN such or wv ''e's as II nen tur s SOL
2 oi 'ne siliaIlcl "'eliiu'rs ol Oile l'ililiy
: tiic i"'uVl "il'i nio'liI', "lu pioD'plS
II uuuSiitef u''u sun vi ~ VI ~ an huuuie
G tcse1hef IN one ROOM some sleeping 0
n I'l@ hoor' OhueI the peu, IL there IS oil'
I e;e the yesel'l'ies remaining ulisoiI
: Here calmly relmse tne me iresl. Wat'
e cIe-e-ses' tie CHERRY ripe, me III
. hot infrequently the "n-ew mackerel,
d and All large and allVe O!' new spra
n o!' winch the dsnlzeps OF London are
e. relish next day
1t II may 9ndse, AFTER reading the 1oll
D. hlinous testimony nelore fuhe Royal con
re mission on housing the poor, the one thin
Il 41,nt ala mot cnlxa ,uos